Zuckerberg: NSA Damaged Perception of Facebook’s Trustworthiness

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wants to know. Speaking in an interview with The Atlantic in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, he said the company closely tracks users’ trust in the social networking service and other Internet giants. And while past privacy snafus have had little impact, he said the recent controversy surrounding the National Security Agency’s surveillance programs and the industry’s role has “moved the needle” on trust for Facebook and its peers.

Publicly, Zuckerberg has taken a stronger stance against the government in recent weeks. His company, like others, is suing the government to disclose more information about its data requests.

Moreover, at a technology conference in San Francisco last week, he openly criticized the government’s lack of transparency on its NSA program, particularly in the days immediately following the first disclosures and said the government “blew it” in regards to its communications.